External Monitoring and Evaluation (baseline, midline and endline surveys)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES - SELECTION OF COMPANIES) UKRAINE Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine: Reconnect, Recover, Revitalize (3R) Project World Bank Loan No. 9175-UA Assignment name: 3R Project Baseline Survey. Assignment number (insert reference number as per procurement plan): CQS - 3.2.3. Contract № 3R-MRTOT-CS-09 Ukraine and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) have signed the Loan Agreement 9175-UA in the amount of US $100 million for the Eastern Ukraine: Reconnect, Recover, Revitalize (3R) Project (the Project). Consulting services (hereinafter Services) shall include, but not be limited to: conducting two-stage survey (using personal formalized face-to-face interview method and in-depth interviews method) among the population of Luhansk region in 2022 to (i) establish benchmarks and assess the progress of the 3R Project and (ii) identify and study social and economic problems of beneficiaries/users regarding the existing transport and agricultural infrastructure and services (Terms of reference attached). Approximate services provision term is 5 (five) months following the Contract Signing date. Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: Consultant's qualification must be compliant with the following minimum requirements: minimum 10 years experience (minimum 3 successfully conducted survey (letters of recommendation from the previous clients must be submitted), survey methodology development, including sample design, survey questionnaires, conducting surveys, data validation, processing and analysis; direct experience in collecting research data in Ukraine; confirmation of the possibility of required quality survey conduction: possibility of engaging for implementation key staff (survey manager, data collection manager, key analysts, in-depth interview moderators) with experience in the sphere of survey conduction (minimum 3 year experience) - СV of key staff must be submitted with detailed description of the experience related to these Terms of reference objectives; certificate of absence of arrears of payments, the control over the collection of which is entrusted to the supervisory authorities; Additional desirable requirements for the Consultant: availability with Consultant/his staff of work experience in international organizations / international projects; Research experience in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts will be considered an advantage; the presence in the Consultant's team of specialists who have relevant experience in the full cycle of sociological research (development of research methodology, definition of target groups, development of tools for data collection, processing, analysis of data obtained as a result of the study). Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. A consultant will be selected under CQS (Selection Based on Consultant Qualifications) selection method as set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers", dated July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 (Procurement Regulations). The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations, setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. Additional information can be obtained during business hours from the address below from 10:00 to 17:00 local time. Please, send your expression of interest in writing to the address below (per mail, e-mail or delivered personally) before 16:00 local time till January 31, 2022. Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine room 315, Chokolivsky Boulevard, 13, Kyiv, 03186, Ukraine. Contact person: Roman Voloskovets Tel./ [phone removed – see original notice] E-mail: [e-mail removed – see original notice] ; копія: [e-mail removed – see original notice] . Please, indicate the subject: " CQS - 3.2.3 - expression of interest". State Secretary of the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine K. VASHCHENKO TERMS OF REFERENCE for provision of consultancy services External Monitoring and Evaluation (baseline, midline and endline surveys) 3R Project Baseline Survey (Contract № 3R-MRTOT-CS-09) (procurement code № 3.2.3) Country: Ukraine Project: Eastern Ukraine: Reconnect, Recover, Revitalize (3R) Project Sectors: social development, transport and agricultural World Bank Loan No. 9175-UA Project ID No.: P172348 BACKGROUND. Ukraine and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) have signed the Loan Agreement 9175-UA in the amount of US $100 million for the Eastern Ukraine: Reconnect, Recover, Revitalize (3R) Project (the Project). The Objective of 3R Project is to improve transport connectivity, support the restoration of the agricultural sector in the project areas with the active involvement of communities affected by the conflict. 3R Project will help strengthen community confidence and confidence in the commitment of national and local authorities to recovery efforts. 3R Project activities should meet the needs of the community and develop the capacity of local communities for growth and social cohesion (i.e., inte